Rosemary Cashews – sweet, spicy and a great party nibble

Stuffed Potato Skins

warm up with a bowl of Red Lentil Dahl.

It’s really easy to make truffles at home.

It’s so easy to make your own corned beef. Why buy that icky store bought lump of processed meat?

Gobi ka Kheema, grated Cauliflower cooked with sweet Green Peas and spiced Tomato puree

Kimchi and brown rice salad with toasted seaweed and sesame oil

The madness of transliteration notwithstanding, this northeastern spicy Thai chicken salad is utterly delicious as an appetizer or entree.

Cinnamon Cappuccino Cookies

Pecan pie to sugary for you? Try Tartine Bakery’s Pecan Maple Pie, with a hint of orange.

A way to use those bunches of fresh summer herbs: herb-marinated goat cheese with crisp rosemary flatbread.

The Boastful Baker’s made these peanut butter sandwich cookies with the recipe in her copy of Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook.

Sweet potato, lentil and raisin stew.

German chocolate cake is even better as German chocolate cupcakes!

An easy and delicious Korean-inspired Beef with Dang Myun.

Cranberry orange cupcakes.

A refreshing and easy appetizer: Avocado’s Gazpacho.
There’s no cooking involved!

Ube Macapuno Cheesecake (Purple Yam cheesecake with sweet young coconut topped with sliced mangoes)

Braised lamb shank with saffron pearl couscous with cranberries and almonds

Thai Coconut Basil Burger from Build a Better Burger

Tasty, tangy, easy Lemon Lentils.

Rice and Fennel Salad